I have just got hold of my Great Grandfather’s WWI pension records from Ancestry. And as with so many of these documents it has asked more questions then it has answered. I hope that someone can help me or point me in the direction of where to look. I am posting the enquiry to a number of groups so apologies if duplicates are received. My g-grandfather joined up on 29 January 1917 aged 18. He was then discharged 75 days later (4 April 1917) as he was no longer physically fit for service. The medical records state that he had epilepsy. They also state that this condition became apparent in January 1916 whilst he was serving in the Navy on board HMS Asia. After much deciphering of the handwriting it would appear he slipped through a hatchway and cracked his head on the deck. This needed an operation and ever since that day he had been having epileptic fits. Obviously he was keen to serve as he had joined the navy before he was 18 (and I’m presuming he was discharged following his injury) and then proceeded to join the Army (without mentioning his epilepsy). There are so many questions this series of events have prompted and my mind is still buzzing. Firstly I cannot find anything (via the Internet) on a ship called HMS Asia that was in service in WWI. Does anyone know where I could find out more and specifically whereabouts it was in January 1916? Leading on from this is there anyway of finding out more of my g-grandfather’s service before that date on the ship? I assume that the accident would have been bad for it to have led to an operation, presumably on board. Is there somewhere I could find out more about the operation itself or operations aboard ships? And finally Im not a medical person so I would love some help on the condition of epilepsy. My father (and yes this man was my father’s grandfather) also suffers from epilepsy to a lesser degree. He has also always dated this from an incident in which he slipped and banged his head. I believe that epilepsy can be hereditary but would love clarification on this. As for the incident when my great grandfather banged his head could this have brought on epilepsy or would it have been there all the time and maybe he just didn’t tell anyone so that he could enlist.Many thanks in advanceCharlotte Tebbutt _________________________________________________________________ Celeb spotting – Play CelebMashup and win cool prizes https://www.celebmashup.com/index2.html